®tw |.otfolE §wi MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, ]__.. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Water Mioktixg Satihdav Niout. —On Sutiinlay night, the citizens meet ing called to discus* the Water question, waa held at the Court house. It being an adjourned meeting, tho old officers W. T. Harrison, President, and W. B. Forrest, Secretary, held over. The meeting being organised and ready for discussion. Mr. Lock-art ftp*- anil challenged the opponents of water to come forward in a spirit of nmnllncrs and set forth their objections, or forever after hold their peace. Jas. L. lielote, ('ity Collector, fearing an increase of business in that office, when the water rates increased the city's Revenue, having been understood to oppose the water question, was called for. He arose ami saitl he was always open to convic tion, but being naturally an enquiring disposition, he desired to hear the affir mative side. W. H. ('. Bills then addressed the meeting on the advantages, benefits and influence of water to any community.-- ...

P THE NORFOLK POST bullied EVERY MORNING (Sunday's Excepts*!) at No. 18 Roanoke Square, NORFOLK, Vi., and sold to Dealers and News Buys at THREE DOLLARS PER HUNDRED or sent to subscribers by mall at the rate of TEN DOLLARS PER YEAR parable In advance. Single copies, at the counter, FIVE CENTS. Risldants ia the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, desir ing the paper left regularly at their houses or places of 1 ashless, will be served by a carrier, by leaving the name and address at the connting-room of tho publication office. They will settle with the carrier weekly for the tame. "VT O T I C E Having secured the Steamer "MATTANO," 1 shall commence running her, on regular tripe, to Cher rystone, Mathews aud YorKtown, on tho 2Tth instant, as follows: Will leave NorfolK, from wharf foot of RoanoKo Square, every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY nnd FRIDAY, for Mathews nnd YorKtown, nnd for Cherrystone every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, at li: 30|a. a., touching at Portsmouth and Old Point going and re t...

tIiURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1865._ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. The Independent Line to North Carolina.—The steamer Jenny Linil, Captain Snow, lias just come oft of the ways from the shipyard in this city. She has been thoroughly overhauled, refitted and newly painted, and takes her place in the line to EclentoH and other place 9on the North Carolina sounds, leaving Staple's wharf every Kesday morning after tlie arriAal of the itlmore boats. »FF on a Chi'isk. -The steamer Kan ,-Kee, Captain Baker, arrived here from Old Point on Tuesday night for the purpose of coaling. She sailed at daylight yesterday morning on a cruise. the coiiaTsT" Mayor's Court.—ln consequence of the Mayor's court-room undergoing a thorough overhauling, his Honor now holds court in the Corporation court room of the City Hall. Yesterday no business of importance was transacted beyond turning two colored women over to tlie military authorities, arrested by the police for fighting in the streets.— Their names were SSarah Oordon...

• THE NORFOLK POST c SoUlsh-d EVERY MORNING (Snnday'sE.i.ptsdj at J No. 18 Roanoke Squabk, NORFOLK, V.., aad ----J to Dealers and New. Boys at THREE DOLLARS PER HUNDRKIi ' ci lent to suts. nl en by mall at the rate of TUN DOLLARS PER YEAR payable In advance. Single copies, at the counter, FIVE CENTS. Residents iv the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, dead In. Ihe paper left regularly ut their housai or placet ef t usliium, will be "i i .ed by a carrier, l.y leaving the nam i and addreM at tb. conntlng-rootn of tbe publication offloe. Tbey will settle with the carrier weekly tor tb_ tame. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. Having ■ uie-l tho Steatnei " M A T T A N O , I ' 1 skull commence running her, on regular trips, to Cher rjatons, Mathews and YotKtowti, on the 27th instant, ns T tbllowi: Will leave N.tifolE, from wharf foot of Boanos. « Square, eveiy MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, « *i Mnthaws and Vor.town, and for Cherrystone evorv TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, at 6:30|1.«., touching at Portsmout...

WEDNESDAY, (It'TOI.KK 11, 1-Sfi... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Suicide and Attempted Murder. The following are, in brief, particularn of a suicide and attempted murder in this city on Monday night : A drunken" man, named John Thompson, got into a difficulty, while playing cards on .Sun day last in the restaurant of Alfred Mar vel, on the corner of Wide-Water and Nebraska str.ets, with a couple of sol diers, and was roughly handled, and Anally arrested. He slept in the watch house over night, and WH released th** following morning. He returned to the house of Mr. Marvel and declared that he had been robbed by the soldiers, at the same time asking'tlie barkeeper if he knew their names. He did not ob tain the required information, and, after taking a drink or two, drew a pis tol and discharged one barrel at the bar keeper who dodged behind the counter, and went out to wake May, the partner of Mr. Marvel, who was asleep on a so fa in the bar-room. The drunken ma niac then tired at Mr. May, wnun...

P THE NORFOLK POST bullied EVERY MORNING (Sunday's Excepts*!) at No. 18 Roanoke Square, NORFOLK, Vi., and sold to Dealers and News Buys at THREE DOLLARS PER HUNDRED or sent to subscribers by mall at the rate of TEN DOLLARS PER YEAR parable In advance. Single copies, at the counter, FIVE CENTS. Risldants ia the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, desir ing the paper left regularly at their houses or places of 1 ashless, will be served by a carrier, by leaving the name and address at the connting-room of tho publication office. They will settle with the carrier weekly for the tame. "VT O T I C E Having secured the Steamer "MATTANO," 1 shall commence running her, on regular tripe, to Cher rystone, Mathews aud YorKtown, on tho 2Tth instant, as follows: Will leave NorfolK, from wharf foot of RoanoKo Square, every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY nnd FRIDAY, for Mathews nnd YorKtown, nnd for Cherrystone every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, at li: 30|a. a., touching at Portsmouth and Old Point going and re t...

tIiURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1865._ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. The Independent Line to North Carolina.—The steamer Jenny Linil, Captain Snow, lias just come oft of the ways from the shipyard in this city. She has been thoroughly overhauled, refitted and newly painted, and takes her place in the line to EclentoH and other place 9on the North Carolina sounds, leaving Staple's wharf every Kesday morning after tlie arriAal of the itlmore boats. »FF on a Chi'isk. -The steamer Kan ,-Kee, Captain Baker, arrived here from Old Point on Tuesday night for the purpose of coaling. She sailed at daylight yesterday morning on a cruise. the coiiaTsT" Mayor's Court.—ln consequence of the Mayor's court-room undergoing a thorough overhauling, his Honor now holds court in the Corporation court room of the City Hall. Yesterday no business of importance was transacted beyond turning two colored women over to tlie military authorities, arrested by the police for fighting in the streets.— Their names were SSarah Oordon...

THE NORFOLK POST • Published EVERY MDHNlNO^tMi.lav'sTv.'.'ntod)!.' No, 1« Roanoke (SquaM, NORFOLK, Va.. and sold to Dealers and Newt Boys nl THREE DOLLARS PER HUNDRED or scut to nhtcrlbtl I by mail at the ratt ol TEN DOLLARS PER YEAR payibl; lv advance. Single copies, al the connler, FIVE CENTS. Xi sldents in the city of Norfolk or Portsmouth, desir ing the paper left regularly at their boOtta or placet of i utltiew, will bo tarred by a carrier, by leaving the ■_■ i aud address at the counting-room of the publication office. Thoy wi|j settle with Hit carrier weekly for tho, iame. -. \j TRAVELER'S GTJJpE. Having secnrojl Hie Steamer • "M AT T A N 0 , " ' 1 shall commence running her, on regular trips, to Cher ryawnt, Mathtwi and YorKtown, on the 271h instant, a Udlr.ws : Will hare N,"rf»lE, from wharf foot of RoanoKi Square, ivcrv MONDAY, JVgHNBriDAT und FRIDAY for Mathtwi and YorFtown, and for Cherrystone every TUB-IDAV. THURSDAY aud SATURDAY, at eiiluJA.*., touching at Portsmouth a...

Fill DAY, OCTOBER 13, im. ~LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CoKiiixTioN.--The "one-horse Bliay,'" reported in the water procession ou Wednesday night as B. («. Tattle's, wife iucorrect. It •-■li'iul— have read E.I Vance's. We were lea into (hi*'error by being misinformed. The truck contain ed asoda Fountain ft-uilhoiiianiiiaetory of E. Vance, ■ Hilly charged, ami dispen sing its stomachics to tlie masses along I tlie line nt tins procession. Messrs). I Montgomery, Do San ami other*, of J Roanoke Square, rode ujioii the truck,! which was gaily' ornamented wit-Jags ami lanterns. The word water being printed upon the drajiely around the truck .in four language-—Dut,eh, French, (Spanish aiid English. The store of S, U.Tutt|e,was hrilianf ly illuminated with Chinese lanterns aud other luminous attractions hung upon the awning frame 111 front, of his spacious and fashionable resort. Mahew's literary depot was also appropriately and handsomely, embel lished with' lanterns, which made a brilliant displa...